| Main Entry: |
delegate |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
representative, often governmental |
Synonyms: |
agent,
alternate,
ambassador, appointee, catchpole, commissioner, consul,
deputy,
emissary,
envoy,
factor,
front*, legate,
member, member of congress, minister, mouthpiece, nominee, people's choice, pinch hitter, plenipotentiary,
proxy, regent, rep,
replacement, senator, spokesperson, stand-in,
substitute,
surrogate, vicar, viceroy
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| Notes: |
as a noun, delegate is a person appointed or elected to represent others - as a verb delegate means to transfer power or authority to someone; relegate means to refer to another person for decision or judgment or assign to a lower position or reduce in rank
a delegation differs from a legation in that the members of a delegation are usually not charged with a specific mission but merely with the overall task of representing the interests of a body of people, often at a conference during an assembly's regular session; a legate usually acts alone while a delegate acts as part of a group |
